New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the CBI not to spare corrupt persons, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday claimed the conviction of the corrupt was higher during the UPA rule and said the Lokpal's "constant silence" since its appointment shows how serious the government is about dealing with graft.
Addressing a gathering at the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, Modi said there is today no dearth of political will to act against corruption and officers should take action against the corrupt, however powerful, without any hesitation.
In a tweet, Sibal said, "PM to CBI: Don't spare the corrupt. March 2016: Jitendra Singh told Parliament: 2013: 1136 persons convicted for corruption, 2014: 993, 2015:878, 2016: 71. Conviction of the corrupt higher during UPA!" "Men may lie but facts do not lie. Who is protecting the corrupt," asked Sibal, who was a Union minister during UPA 1 and 2 governments at the Centre. (PTI)
